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Add Image to Favorite List 1999-04-15 Earth Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
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This radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar of Salt Lake City, Utah, illustrates the different land use patterns that are present in the Utah Valley.
PIA01798:
Space Radar Image of Salt Lake City, Utah
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This is a radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar showing surface features on the open ocean in the northeast Atlantic Ocean. There is no land mass in this image.
PIA01799:
Space Radar Image of North Atlantic Ocean
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This three-dimensional perspective of the remote Karakax Valley in the northern Tibetan Plateau of western China was created by combining two spaceborne radar images from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar.
PIA01800:
Space Radar Image of Karakax Valley, China 3-D
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This is a radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar of a region in northern Sudan called the Keraf Suture that reveals newly discovered geologic features buried beneath layers of sand.
PIA01801:
Space Radar Image of Sudan Collision Zone
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Two radar images from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar shows two large ocean circulation features, called eddies at the northernmost edge of the sea ice pack in the Weddell Sea, off Antarctica.
PIA01802:
Space Radar Image of Weddell Sea
Full Resolution:     TIFF (28.59 MB)     JPEG (1.717 MB)
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This is a radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture of an offshore drilling field W of Bombay, India, in the Arabian Sea. Dark streaks of extensive oil slicks surrounding drilling platforms appear as bright white spots.
PIA01803:
Space Radar Image of Oil Slicks
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Add Image to Favorite List 1999-04-15 Earth Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
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This radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture of Dublin, Ireland, distinguishes between densely populated urban areas and unsettled areas. At center is the city's natural harbor along the Irish Sea.
PIA01804:
Space Radar Image of Dublin, Ireland
Full Resolution:     TIFF (14.17 MB)     JPEG (1.381 MB)
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This radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture of Lisbon, Portugal shows different land use patterns that are present in coastal Portugal. Lisbon lies on the north bank of the Rio Tejo where it enters the Atlantic Ocean.
PIA01807:
Space Radar Image of Lisbon, Portugal
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This is a three-dimensional perspective view from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar of Saline Valley, about 30 km (19 miles) east of the town of Independence, California.
PIA01808:
Space Radar Image of Saline Valley, California
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This is a three-dimensional perspective view from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar of Owens Valley, near the town of Bishop, California.
PIA01809:
Space Radar Image of Owens Valley, California
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This radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture is of the Andes Mountains in northern Ecuador. The city of Otavalo and Lake Otavalo lie within the triangle formed by three volcanoes.
PIA01810:
Space Radar Image of North Ecuador
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This radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture shows the volcanic island of Reunion, east of Madagascar in the SW Indian Ocean. The southern half of the island is dominated by the active volcano, Piton de la Fournaise.
PIA01811:
Space Radar Image of Reunion Island
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This radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar of the area surrounding Boston, Mass.
PIA01812:
Space Radar Image of Boston, Massachusetts
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This is an image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture of the Bolivian capital city of La Paz that was created using three radar frequencies.
PIA01813:
Space Radar Image of La Paz, Bolivia
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This space radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture shows the area surrounding the Dead Sea along the West Bank between Israel and Jordan.
PIA01814:
Space Radar Image of Jerusalem and the Dead Sea
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The city of Washington, D.C., is shown is this space radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture.
PIA01815:
Space Radar Image of Washington D.C.
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This is an image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar of St. Louis, Missouri, where the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers come together. St. Louis is the bright gold area within a bend in the Mississippi River.
PIA01817:
Space Radar Image of St. Louis, Missouri
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This space radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture shows urban development along the lower Colorado River at the Nevada/Arizona state line. Lake Mojave is the dark feature that occupies the river valley.
PIA01818:
Space Radar Image of Colorado River
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Ancient lava flows dating back 2,000 to 15,000 years are shown in light green and red on the left side of this space radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture of the Craters of the Moon National Monument area in Idaho.
PIA01819:
Space Radar Image of Craters of the Moon, Idaho
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Bright, arc-shaped limestone hills and complex, branching drainage patterns dominate this three-frequency space radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture of a desert area in the north central plain of Oman.
PIA01820:
Space Radar Image of Central Plain, Oman
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This multi-frequency space radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture of a tropical rainforest in western Brazil.
PIA01821:
Space Radar Image of Randonia Rain Cell
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This three-frequency space radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture of west central Egypt shows detailed patterns of eroded sedimentary rock formations emerging through a vast sea of sand dunes.
PIA01822:
Space Radar Image of Egypt Sand Dunes
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This space radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture of Athens, Greece, shows the sprawling, modern development of this ancient capital city. Densely populated urban areas appear in shades of pink and light green.
PIA01824:
Space Radar Image of Athens, Greece
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This three-frequency space radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar of south-central Egypt shows penetration of thin sand cover in arid regions to reveal hidden details below the surface.
PIA01825:
Space Radar Image of Safsaf Oasis, Egypt
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This space radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture shows the rugged topography of Santa Cruz Island, part of the Channel Islands National Park in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Santa Barbara and Ventura, Calif.
PIA01826:
Space Radar Image of Santa Cruz Island, California
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar shows the Ruiz-Tolima volcanic region in central Colombia, west of Bogata. The town of Manizales, Colombia, is the pinkish area.
PIA01827:
Space Radar Image of Ruiz Volcano, Colombia
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar is dominated by the metropolitan area of Australia's largest city, Sydney.
PIA01828:
Space Radar Image of Sydney, Australia
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Australia's capital city, Canberra, is shown in the center of this spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar. Images like this can help urban planners assess land use patterns.
PIA01829:
Space Radar Image of Canberra, Australia
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This radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar shows the southern end of Vancouver Island on the west coast of Canada. The white area is the city of Victoria, the capital of the province of British Columbia.
PIA01830:
Space Radar Image of Victoria, Canada
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The impact of an asteroid or comet several hundred million years ago left scars in the landscape that are still visible in this radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture of an area in the Sahara Desert of northern Chad.
PIA01831:
Space Radar Image of Possible String of Impact Creaters
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The impact of an asteroid or comet several hundred million years ago left scars in the landscape that are still visible in this radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture of an area in the Sahara Desert of northern Chad.
PIA01833:
Space Radar of Image Aorounga Impact Crater, Chad
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Add Image to Favorite List 1999-05-01 Earth Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar of Orange County, Calif., shows the massive urbanization of this rapidly growing region located just south of Los Angeles.
PIA01835:
Space Radar Image of Orange County, California (Annotated Version)
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar shows the area just north of the city of Cairo, Egypt, where the Nile River splits into two main branches.
PIA01836:
Space Radar Image of Nile River Delta, Egypt
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar of a mineral-rich region in southern China is being used by geologists to identify potential new areas for mineral exploration.
PIA01837:
Space Radar Image of Mineral Resources, China
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These spaceborne radar images from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar show a segment of the Great Wall of China in a desert region of north-central China, about 700 kilometers (434 miles) west of Beijing.
PIA01838:
Space Radar Image of Great Wall of China
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar of Belgrade, Serbia, illustrates the variety of land use patterns that can be observed with a multiple wavelength radar system.
PIA01839:
Space Radar Image of Belgrade, Serbia
Full Resolution:     TIFF (26.23 MB)     JPEG (2.34 MB)
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This is a three-dimensional perspective from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture of the eastern front range of the Rocky Mountains, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) west of Great Falls, Montana.
PIA01840:
Space Radar Image of Rocky Mountains, Montana
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This is a three-dimensional perspective view from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar of Missoula, Montana, created by combining using a technique known as interferometry.
PIA01841:
Space Radar Image of Missoula, Montana in 3-D
Full Resolution:     TIFF (6.282 MB)     JPEG (267.3 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 1999-04-15 Earth Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar shows the city of Honolulu, Hawaii and adjacent areas on the island of Oahu. Honolulu lies on the south shore of the island.
PIA01842:
Space Radar Image of Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar shows part of the British territory of Hong Kong, adjacent to mainland China. The South China Sea is shown in dark blue and red on the image.
PIA01843:
Space Radar Image of Hong Kong
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This radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture of Calcutta, India, illustrates different urban land use patterns; it is the largest city in India, located on the banks of the Hugli River, shown as the thick, dark line.
PIA01844:
Space Radar Image of Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Full Resolution:     TIFF (2.759 MB)     JPEG (203.7 kB)
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar of Munich, Germany highlights different land use patterns in the area surrounding Bavaria's largest city.
PIA01845:
Space Radar Image of Munich, Germany
Full Resolution:     TIFF (26.31 MB)     JPEG (2.135 MB)
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar shows part of the remote central Asian region of Tuva, a mostly mountainous region that lies between western Mongolia and southern Siberia.
PIA01846:
Space Radar Image of Tuva, Central Asia
Full Resolution:     TIFF (80.21 MB)     JPEG (6.547 MB)
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar shows the city of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. Phnom Penh lies at the confluence of the Mekong River and the Basak Sab.
PIA01847:
Space Radar Image of Phnom Phen, Cambodia
Full Resolution:     TIFF (16.8 MB)     JPEG (1.418 MB)
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The Iveragh Peninsula, one of the four peninsulas in southwestern Ireland, is shown in this spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar. The lakes of Killarney National Park are the green patches.
PIA01848:
Space Radar Image of County Kerry, Ireland
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar shows a segment of the Columbia River as it passes through the area of Wenatchee, Washington, east of Seattle.
PIA01849:
Space Radar Image of Wenatchee, Washington
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar shows the intensive agricultural development in central Ukraine, along the Dnieper River. The area shown lies southeast of Kiev and northeast of Odessa.
PIA01850:
Space Radar Image of Dnieper River, Ukraine
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture shows part of the Mojave Desert in the vicinity of Barstow, California and revealing human activities in the arid environment of the southern California deserts.
PIA01851:
Space Radar Image of Barstow, California
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar shows the Pinacate Volcanic Field in the state of Sonora, Mexico, southeast of Yuma, Arizona. The United States/Mexico border is evident.
PIA01852:
Space Radar Image of Pinacate Volcanic Field, Mexico
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The northern end of the island country of Taiwan, including the capital city of Taipei, is shown in this spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar. Taipei is the bright blue and red area.
PIA01853:
Space Radar Image of Taipei, Taiwan
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar shows part of the vast Namib Sand Sea on the west coast of southern Africa, just northeast of the city of Luderitz, Namibia.
PIA01856:
Space Radar Image of Namibia Sand Dunes
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar shows the famous 'hook' of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The Cape, which juts out into the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Boston.
PIA01857:
Space Radar Image of Cape Cod, Massachusetts
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar shows the 'Valley Island' of Maui, Hawaii. Cloud-penetrating capabilities provide a rare view of many parts of the island, frequently shrouded in clouds.
PIA01858:
Space Radar Image of Maui, Hawaii
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture shows a segment of the Rhine River where it forms the border between the Alsace region of northeastern France on the left and the Black Forest region of Germany.
PIA01859:
Space Radar Image of Rhine River, France and Germany
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This radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture of Ventura County, California, shows the Santa Clara River valley and the surrounding mountains. The river valley is the linear feature that empties into the Pacific Ocean.
PIA01860:
Space Radar Image of Ventura County, California
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This is a spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar of the city of Sacramento, the capital of California. Urban areas appear pink and the surrounding agricultural areas are green and blue.
PIA01861:
Space Radar Image of Sacramento, California
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This radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture shows the Hampton Roads, Virginia region, where the James River (upper left center) flows into the Chesapeake Bay.
PIA01862:
Space Radar Image of Hampton Roads, Virginia
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This spaceborne radar image from NASA's Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar shows how the Atlas Mountains in northwestern Africa dominate the geography of Morocco.
PIA01863:
Space Radar Image of Eastern Morocco
Full Resolution:     TIFF (35.28 MB)     JPEG (3.031 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 1999-12-21 Earth Mariner Venus Mercury (Mariner 10)
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The Earth and Moon were imaged by NASA's Mariner 10, launched on November 3, 1973, from 2.6 million km while completing the first ever Earth-Moon encounter by a spacecraft capable of returning high resolution digital color image data.
PIA02441:
Earth and Moon as Viewed by Mariner 10
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-08-17 Earth European Remote Sensing Satellite Mission (ERS)
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This image of California's Hayward fault is an interferogram created using a pair of images taken by ESA's ERS-1 and ERS-2 in June 1992 and September 1997 over the central San Francisco Bay in California.
PIA02651:
Hayward Fault, California Interferogram
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-11-04 Earth Shuttle Imaging Radar A (SIR-A)
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The objective of NASA's Shuttle Imaging Radar A (SIR-A) was to observe the Earth by use of radar imagery, acquire and transmit data of different geologic regions. This is a view of China in 2000.
PIA02986:
Radar view of China
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-11-04 Earth Landsat
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NASA's Landsat 1 was the first of what was to become a series of satellites designed to map and monitor the Earth's land surfaces. This view of Los Angeles and vicinity is a scene acquired by a single pass of Landsat 1 on 25 June 1974.
PIA02988:
Early Landsat View of Los Angeles and Vicinity
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-11-09 Earth Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP)
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The Eastern U.S., Europe, and Japan are brightly lit by their cities, while interiors of Africa, Asia, Australia, and South America are dark and lightly populated in this image created in 2000 by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
PIA02991:
Global City Lights
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-11-14 Earth Shuttle Imaging Radar A (SIR-A)
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The objective of NASA's Shuttle Imaging Radar A (SIR-A) was to observe the Earth by use of radar imagery, acquire and transmit data of different geologic regions. This is a view of New Guinea in 2000.
PIA02994:
Radar view of New Guinea
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-02-09 Earth Landsat
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This view acquired by NASA's Landsat 4 satellite on December 14, 1982, shows Barringer Crater, also known as 'Meteor Crater,' a deep hole in the flat-lying desert sandstones west of Winslow, Arizona.
PIA03212:
Barringer Meteor Crater, Arizona
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-17 Earth European Remote Sensing Satellite Mission (ERS)
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This figure from ESA's Remote Sensing satellites (ERS-1 and ERS-2) shows a comparison of interferograms from four different years mapping the rapid ground subsidence over the Lost Hills oil field in California.
PIA03458:
Lost Hills, California Interferogram
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-06-02 Earth Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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While most hills and mountains on Earth originate from tectonic motions or volcanism, Earth also has some examples of hills that originated from impacts of large meteorites, the predominant origin for hills and mountains on the Moon.
PIA06012:
Hills in Arctic Canada with Impact Origin
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-12-22 Earth Stardust
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This frame from an animation shows the return capsule separating from NASA's Stardust spacecraft.
PIA03245:
Spacecraft -- Capsule Separation (Animation) Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-12-22 Earth Stardust
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This shows images from NASA's Stardust taken through infrared range cameras during a recovery simulation at the Utah Test and Training Range on Dec 13, 2005. Infrared cameras will track the landing.
PIA03247:
Rehearsal: Infrared Views of Landing and Retrieval (Animation) Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-12-22 Earth Stardust
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This frame from an animation illustrates the path NASA's Stardust return capsule will follow once it enters Earth's atmosphere.
PIA03248:
Entry, Descent, Landing Animation (Animation) Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-12-22 Earth Stardust
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This frame from an animation illustrates the orbit path of NASA's Stardust spacecraft.
PIA03249:
Spacecraft Trajectory (Animation) Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-30 Earth Phoenix
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A scanning electron microscope captured this image of terresterial soil containing a phyllosilicate mineral from Koua Bocca, Ivory Coast, West Africa. This soil shares some similarities with Martian soil scooped by NASA's Phoenix Lander.
PIA11207:
Terrestrial Clay under Microscope
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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-02-03 Earth IRTF
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NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility atop Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The IRTF is a venerable 30-year-old, 3-meter-diameter (10-foot) telescope that ranks 40th among ground-based telescopes.
PIA12504:
NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility atop Mauna Kea, Hawaii
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Add Image to Favorite List 2011-07-06 Earth 361x252x3
Observations from NASA satellites show that Arctic sea ice is now declining at a rate of 11.5 percent per decade, This image was created by the NASA/Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio.
PIA14385:
Declining Arctic Sea Ice: 1979-2010 Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2011-07-12 Earth SMAP
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This image, created at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), shows the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission, specifically depicting how the scanning antenna will fly in space and the swath coverage over the Earth.
PIA14392:
SMAP Flys over Earth (Artist Concept)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-02-16 Earth 1201x900x3
This shows how waves of energy from the Tohoku-Oki earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, pierced through into Earth's upper atmosphere in the vicinity of Japan, disturbing the density of electrons in the ionosphere.
PIA14430:
NASA 'Sees' Tohoku-Oki Earthquake and Tsunami in Earth's Upper Atmosphere Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2011-08-18 Earth 1192x1192x3
This image is the first complete map of the speed and direction of ice flow in Antartica. The thick black lines delineate major ice divides. Subglacial lakes in Antarctica's interior are also outlined in black.
PIA14556:
NASA Research Leads to First Complete Map of Antarctic Ice Flows
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Add Image to Favorite List 2011-08-18 Earth 455x256x3
This frame from an animation shows the motion of ice in Antarctica as measured by satellite data from various space agencies. The colors represent the speed of the ice flows in meters per year.
PIA14557:
Flow of Ice Across Antarctica Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2011-08-24 Earth QuakeSim
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A magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Mineral, Va. was widely felt up and down the East Coast of the United States. This computer model is a QuakeSim model image overlaid on a Google Earth image.
PIA13950:
Computer Model Estimates Permanent Ground Motions from the Aug. 23, 2011 Magnitude 5.8 Virginia Earthquake
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Add Image to Favorite List 2011-12-20 Kepler-20 Kepler
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This chart compares the first Earth-size planets found around a sun-like star to planets in our own solar system, Earth and Venus. NASA's Kepler mission discovered the newfound planets, called Kepler-20e and Kepler-20f.
PIA14886:
Earth-class Planets Line Up
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-02-06 Earth 1023x574x3
This frame from an animation, which depicts the growth of the Kamoamoa Flow Field, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, was generated from a sequence of ten multispectral images acquired between September 3 and 17, 1995.
PIA13203:
Kamoamoa Flow Field Animation Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-02-06 Earth 1023x578x3
This frame from an animation depicts the growth of the lava dome at Mount St. Helens during the most recent period of activity. Lidar data courtesy USGS.
PIA15004:
Growth of the Mount St. Helens Lava Dome, September 24-October 14, 2004 Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-02-06 Earth Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)
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This frame from an animation depicts ground subsidence resulting from the extraction of oil. The oil fields are located near the community of Lost Hills, California, approximately 100 km northwest of Bakersfield.
PIA13204:
Lost Hills Subsidence Animation Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-06-15 Earth ARIA
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech created this Damage Proxy Map (DPM) depicting areas around Fuego volcano, Guatemala, that are likely damaged as a result of pyroclastic flows and heavy ash spewed by Fuego volcano.
PIA22532:
NASA Damage Map Shows Effects of Destructive Guatemala Volcano Eruption
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-06-08 Earth LDSD
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Sled tests will allow NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator Project, or LDSD, to test inflatable and parachute decelerators to slow spacecraft prior to landing.
PIA15798:
NASA Tests Future Mars Landing Technology
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-08-27 Earth Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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Before NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars, the strata exposed in Mount Sharp were compared to those in the Grand Canyon of the western United States, shown here. Scientists are surprised by just how close the similarities are.
PIA16098:
Grand Canyon Similar to Mount Sharp
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-13 Earth ADAPT
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This image was taken during a flight test of JPL's Autonomous Descent and Ascent Powered-Flight Testbed (ADAPT). The testbed was flown aboard a Masten Space System Xombie rocket.-Flight Testbed (ADAPT).
PIA16119:
ADAPT Rocket Test
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-27 Earth 965x720x3
This image shows a dry streambed on an alluvial fan in the Atacama Desert, Chile, revealing the typical patchy, heterogeneous mixture of grain sizes deposited together.
PIA16191:
Dry Streambed on Alluvial Fan in Northern Chile
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-03-20 Mars 726x400x3
This diagram illustrates the positions of Mars, Earth and the sun during a period that occurs approximately every 26 months, when Mars passes almost directly behind the sun from Earth's perspective.
PIA16811:
Geometry of Mars Solar Conjunction
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-02-16 Earth 3029x1080x3
This photograph of the meteor streaking through the sky above Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Feb. 15, 2013, was taken by a local, M. Ahmetvaleev. The small asteroid was about 56 to 66 feet (17 to 20 meters) wide.
PIA16828:
Fireball Streaking over Russia
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This image shows the flash above Chelyabinsk, Russia, from the fireball streaking through the sky on Feb. 15, 2013. The small asteroid was approximately 56 to 66 feet in diameter. The picture was taken by a local, M. Ahmetvaleev.
PIA16829:
Fireball Flash over Russia
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-05-23 Earth Jason-3
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Artist's concept of the U.S.-European Jason-3 spacecraft over the California coast. Jason-3 will precisely measure the height of the ocean surface, allowing scientists to monitor ocean circulation and sea level.
PIA14439:
Artist's Concept of U.S.-European Jason-3 Ocean Altimetry Satellite over California
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-05-23 Earth Jason-3
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Artist's concept of U.S.-European Jason-3 Ocean Altimetry Satellite over France.
PIA14440:
Artist's Concept of U.S.-European Jason-3 Ocean Altimetry Satellite over France
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-05-23 Earth Jason-3
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Artist's concept of U.S.-European Jason-3 Ocean Altimetry Satellite over the Amazon
PIA14441:
Artist's Concept of U.S.-European Jason-3 Ocean Altimetry Satellite over the Amazon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-06-13 Earth 3264x2448x3
This photo, taken onboard the Chilean Navy P3 aircraft, shows the ice front of Venable Ice Shelf, West Antarctica, in October 2008. It is an example of a small-size ice shelf that is a large melt water producer.
PIA17281:
Ice Front at Venable Ice Shelf
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-06-13 Earth 3264x2448x3
This photo, aken onboard a National Science Foundation/NASA chartered Twin Otter aircraft, shows the ice front of Dibble Ice Shelf, East Antarctica, a significant melt water producer from the Wilkes Land region, East Antarctica.
PIA17282:
Dibble Ice Shelf
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-06-13 Earth 1984x1488x3
This photo shows the ice front of the ice shelf in front of Pine Island Glacier, a major glacier system of West Antarctica.
PIA17283:
Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-06-27 Earth Seasat
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Seasat, built and managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, was launched thirty-five years ago, on June 27, 1978. It was the first satellite designed for remote sensing of the Earth's oceans using many ground-breaking technologies.
PIA15816:
Seasat Celebrates Landmark in Remote-Sensing History Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-05-02 Earth Airborne Snow Observatory
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Mt. Dana and Dana Plateau in the Tuolumne River Basin within Yosemite National Park, Calif., as seen out the window of a Twin Otter aircraft carrying NASA's Airborne Snow Observatory on April 3, 2013.
PIA17771:
Tuolumne River Basin seen by NASA's Airborne Snow Observatory
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-05-02 Earth Airborne Snow Observatory
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A natural color image of Mt. Lyell, the highest point in the Tuolumne River Basin (top image) is compared with a three-dimensional color composite image of Mt. Lyell from NASA's Airborne Snow Observatory depicting snow depth (bottom image).
PIA17772:
Snow Depth Depicted on Mt. Lyell by NASA's Airborne Snow Observatory
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